Coin-delivery chute.



E. I. BRANDT.

COIN DELIVERY CHUTE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. l0, I916.

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Patented May 14, 1918.

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COIN DELIVERY CHUTE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10. 191

Patented May 14, 1918.

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UNITED STATE @FFKQE...

EDWARD J. BRANDT, OF WATERTOWN,

WISCONSIN, ASSIG-NOR TO BRANDT CASHIER comm, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ACOBEORATION 0F ILLINOI$ COIN-DELIVERY CHUTE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 10, 1918. Serial Ho. $0,214.

chines and has particular reference to a novel delivery chute.

object in the present invention is to provide a multiple coin runway forthe purpose of gathering coins of various denominations as they aredischarged from a coin paying machine, turning said coins on edge anddeflecting their course so that at the delivery end of the said runwaysthey are converged to one point, to the end that the miscellaneous coinsmay all be delivered at that point. This delivery may be made directlyonto a counter or into a receiving receptacle. Provision is made in thedevice as at present constructed for discharging two coins into the samerunway, and in order that the coins may not tilt to one side due to thenecessity for making a chute oi the Width of at least two coins, Iprovide for two levels in the runway. While the runway is wide enoughfor two coins, the space alongside the upper runway is only wide enoughfor one coin. When two coins are dischar ed into the runway at the sametime one will run upon the upper level and the other upon the lowerlevel until one coin is ahead of the other, whereupon it will drop tothe lower-level. Another feature of this runway is that it is possibleto gather the coins at one point and yet always to determine that thesame denomination of coins runs into a 'ven section of the runway whichis an a vantage for distribution in a compartment receptacle. It ispossible by the use of the present arrangement to count n'iultiples ofcoin by depressing a single key without mixing the coins of difi'erentdenominations; for instance, it would be possible to count a halfdollar, quarter, two dimes and a nickel with each depression of thesplit dollar key and yet delivering coins into the compartmentreceptacle, the coins being kept separate according to theirdenomination without the necessity for scparatin the same aftercounting.

A urther advantage of the present construction is its adaptability topaying ma chines as they are at present on the market wittihout materialchanges at the delivery en The invention will stood by referencedrawings, wherein Figure 1- is a plan view of a distributing griddelivering device such as contemplated Fig. 2 is a sectional view on theline 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is of Fig. 1;

Fig. i is a section on the line 4-4 of be more readily underto theaccompanying a sectional view on the line 3-43 iig. 5 is a plan view ofa slightly modified form of a coin-receiving cup, and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fire structure of my inventionincludes a frame 10 providing pockets 11 for the accommodation of thefeet or supporting members of a change-making machine 12, such as isshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Mounted on the frame are four pairs ofdouble runways l3, 14, 15, 16, thus providing a runway for silverdollars, half dollars, quarters, two runways for dimes, one runwayfor-nickels and two runways for pennies. As shown, the runways areinclined, the coins being maintained in edgewise position and allowed toroll down the chutes or runways by gravity. Disposed in proper relationto the change-making machine are a plurality of hoppers numbered 17 to24 in elusive, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The mouths of these hopmm are narrow, that is, they are not of $11 cicnt width to permit thecoin to pass therethrough in any position except that which Will causethe coin to fall in edgewise position into the respective runwaythereunder. In. other Words, by the shape of the hopper the coins arecaused. to enter the runways in the proper position. The exact structureof hoppers is unimportant, but in the present instance it will be seenthat I have combined the 8 hoppers in one structure which is adapted tobe see-- cured to the face of chine by means of the screws 25. By theaddition of this hopper member and the runways any of the change-makingmachines of this me now on the market may be converteo o one of the typeherein disclosed,

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in which the coins are selected and kept separated to the point ofdelivery, where they may be combined or delivered into separatecompartments.

Certain of the runways, for example, the ,ones lettered 13 and 14: inFig. 3, must be arranged to accommodate two coins, as is "necessary whenfour pennies are paid. In this case two pennies are delivered througheach of the runways mentioned. To avoid the possibility of coins lodgingin these runways because of leaning sidewise, I have provided for twodifierent levels therein. The levels 13*, 14*, are slightly above thebottom wall of the runway and serve to support a coin when two coinsattempt to roll side by side down the runway. As soon, however, as onecoin passes ahead of the other both will travel on the floor of therunway. By this arrangement it is possible to cause two or more coins totravel in the same runway without possibility of becoming jammed.

At the outlet from the runways I have shown two forms of receivingdevices. In the forms shown in Figs. 1, 2 and a the de vice constitutesa deflector whereby the coins are discharged fiatwise onto a counter andconsist of an inclined floor 26, side wall 27 and an inclined deflectingplate 28.- The arrangement is such that as the coins roll edgewise outof the runways they contact the inclined plate '28 and are tipped andtheir motion. arrested in such manner that they slide down the inclinedfloor 26 onto the counter without danger of rolling away.

In the construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 a simple cup is providedwhich is generally angular in form, the floor 29 being inclineddownwardly to the receiving portion 30, which has a curved end wall .31which as sists in removing the coins from the cup. To make certain thatthe coins do not roll edgewise down the floor 29 with such speed as tojump out of the cup. I provide the cross piece 32, spaced above thefloor a distance less than the height or diameter of any of the coins.This causes the coins to fall fiatwisc into the cup. To prevent thecoins from jumping over the edge ofthe cup as they emerge from therunways, I provide the guard 33.

By the use of the construction shown, it will be seen to be possible toselect the coins as they are discharged from the paying machine, conductthem to the point of delivery withoutbringing them together, at whichpoint they may be either brought together or separately disposed of asdesired.

I claim;

1. in coin handling mechanism, the combination of means for deliveringcoins in a substantially horizontal position, a plurality of narrowhoppers shaped to cause said coins to assume a vertical position,runways for conducting coins to a remote point by allowing the same toroll on edge, certain of said runways being of a width suiiicient toaccommodate two coins, the floor of said runways being stepped wherebycoins entcr ing said runways side by side are caused to roll at(liti'oront elevations, substantially as described.

2. ln coin handlin mechanism, the com bination of means tor deliveringcoins, plurality oi narrow hoppers one for each coin denomination, and arunway for each coin, one of said runways being provided with a steppedfloor whereby two coins of the same denomination entering said runwayare caused to travel on different levels to the point of discharge,substantially as described.

3. In a coin handling devicrnthe combination of a plurality oi runwaysmounted horizontally beneath a delivering 1nechanisni, and a deliveryreceptacle at the termination of said runways, an end wall of. saidreceptacle being inwardly inclined with relation to the floor of thereceptacle, the wall being inclined in a direction from which the coinsapproach the wall whereby the coins are caused to lie fiat on the iioorof the receptacle, the fioor being laterally inclined and open for thedischarge of the coins at a right angle to the direction from which theyare received. substantially as described.

at. In a coin handling device, the comb-in ation of a plurality ofrunways, a delivery receptacle at the point of convergence of saidrunways, the floor of said receptacle being substantially fiat andinclined laterally downwardly from the discharge point of said runways,an end Wall of said receptacle being so constructed and inclined as tocause the coins to tall fiat and slide down the floor of the receptacle,substantially as described. Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 7th day ofApril, A. D. 1916.

EDWARD J. ERANDT.

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